Raised Garden Beds Ideas

Garden Raised Bed Solutions

Creating a nice good looking garden raised bed will improve your yard design. Here are some things you should consider in order to be successful.

If your currently planting goals involve some plants that require good water drainage especially like flower bulbs, I’m sure you know how frustrating can be to have a yard that just won’t cooperate. Some plants can handle the excess water that comes about from being in an area that doesn’t drain properly. In fact, it might just cause them to bloom more lushly. However, other plants don’t cope as well, and it will cause them to die. You should always find out about the drainage required for every plant you buy, and make sure that it won’t conflict with any of the areas you are considering planting it in.

In order to test how much water your designated patch of soil will retain, dig a hole approximately 15 inches deep. Fill it with water, and fill it again next day. If the 2nd time the hole full of water isn’t gone in maximum 8 hours, your soil has a low saturation point. This means that when water soaks into it, it will stick around for a long time before dissipate. This is unacceptable for almost any plant, and you are going to have to do something to remedy it if you want your plants to survive.

In a soil like that in your garden is better to create a raised bed. This will elevate surface and help drainage. This involves creating a border for a small bed, and adding enough soil and compost to it to raise it above the rest of the yard by at least 5 inches. You’ll be amazed at how much your water drainage will be improved by this small modification. If you’re planning to build a raised bed, your prospective area is either on grass or on dirt. For each of these situations, you should build it slightly differently.

If you want to start a raised garden in a non grassy area, you won’t have much trouble. Just find some sort of border to retain the dirt you will be adding. The border must be from treated materials not just simple wood, because it will be destroyed in 1 year outside. Make sure the wood was treated and water resistant. I’ve found that there is nothing that works quite as well as a few two by fours. After you’ve created the wall, you must put in the proper amount soil and steer manure. Depending on how long you plan to wait before planting, you will want to adjust the ratio to allow for any deteriorating that may occur.

If you’re trying to install a raised bed where sod already exists, you will have a slightly more difficult time. You will need to cut the sod around the perimeter of the garden, and flip it over. This may sound simple, but you will need something with a very sharp edge to slice the edges of the sod and get under it. Once you have turned it all upside down, it is best to add a layer of straw to discourage the grass from growing back up. After the layer of straw, simply add all the soil and steer manure that a normal garden would need.

Planting your plants in your new area shouldn’t pose much difficulty. It is essentially the same process as your usual planting session. Just be sure that the roots don’t extent too far into the original ground level. The whole point of creating the raised bed is to keep the roots out of the soil which saturates easily. Having long roots that extend that far completely destroys the point. If you want to plant long root plants, is better to create a 2 or 3 levels raised bed or use gardening cubic beds like Victory 8 grow kitNew Price: (as of 05/25/2019 13:20 UTC) .

Once you have plants in your new bed, you’ll notice an almost immediate improvement. The added soil facilitates better root development. At the same time, evaporation is prevented and decomposition is discouraged. All of these things added together makes for an ideal environment for almost any plant to grow in. So don’t be intimidated by the thought of adjusting the very topography of your yard. It is a simple process as I’m sure you’ve realized, and the long term results are worth every bit of work.

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